Biosecurity
It’s a message that Paul Sundberg can’t hear enough: The Swine Health Information Center’s efforts are helping me make important decisions on my farm.
In the U.S., PRRSV L1C variant of RFLP 1-4-4 has been a significant challenge. Now PRRSV L1C 1-2-4 is a concern. In Spain, a PRRSV strain called Rosalia is causing problems. Here’s an opportunity to learn more.
New steps are being taken by USDA to help increase U.S. preparedness to respond to high-consequence foreign animal diseases.
As the debate heats up, here’s a breakdown of what National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) looks to push on the 2023 farm bill negotiating table.
University of Minnesota researchers have reached a major breakthrough in the efforts to develop effective mitigation strategies to control ASF and keep it from entering North America.
Research has shown soybean products provide an environment that stabilizes viruses, including the deadly ASF virus. A new grant will help researchers make progress in preventing virus entry into the U.S. through feed.
African swine fever has basically spread everywhere on Hispaniola. Amy Delgado, DVM, has been deployed five times to the DR and twice to Haiti to support the USDA’s response to this outbreak. Here’s an update.
Although the likelihood of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) being found in the U.S. is low, here’s why USDA is taking this virus seriously.
Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $40 million in funding to help complete Phase 2 of Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Here’s why it matters to all of animal agriculture.
Experts say the best way to help control the next emerging disease in the U.S. pork industry is to enhance wean-to-harvest biosecurity.
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Under the rule, APHIS would require tags that are both visually and electronically readable for interstate movement of cattle and bison six months after a final rule is published in the Federal Register.
At least 11 pig farms in Penang have confirmed cases of African swine fever. Area pig farmers are being urged to cooperate fully with their state Veterinary Services Department to stop the spread of this deadly virus.
The concept of a clean-dirty line in your barn is not new, but you may be underestimating the critical role that it plays in keeping your herd’s health status where you want it.
When outbreaks of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 15 were detected in the upper Midwest in late 2021, experts agreed they were unusual in several aspects. Here’s what they learned after the outbreaks.
Tis the season for a spike in illegal pork smuggling, especially across East Asian countries. In 2022, the amount of illegal pork products brought into Taiwan by international travelers was four times more than in 2021.
African swine fever continues to wreak havoc and devastation throughout the world at the start of the new year.
One of the largest animal health companies non-exclusively licensed the USDA and the University of Connecticut’s jointly owned vaccine candidate for African swine fever, a lethal disease in pigs, reports UConn Today.
As parents of three kids, my husband and I admit that life feels a little busy now. From livestock shows and wrestling meets to gymnastics practices and FFA contests, it’s hard to get everything done some days.
ASF and FAD preparedness aren’t exactly topics kids learn about in the classroom. But thanks to The Ohio State University, young swine enthusiasts are gaining knowledge of these terms and how biosecurity protects pigs.
There’s no question the risk of virus transmission in feed is real and poses concern for the U.S. swine industry. How can this knowledge make a difference?
It’s the four-letter word we’re all tired of: PRRS. It’s a cunning enemy, an enemy that fights dirty and constantly changes its tactics.
SHIC’s 2022 Progress Report details deliverables to safeguard swine health through prevention, preparedness and response efforts.
Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
The last several months have been brutal in Nebraska in relation to PRRS breaks. Big farms, little farms, commercial farms and clean show pig farms all broke. PRRS does not discriminate on size or type, says Benny Mote.
Scott Dee, DVM, moved the needle time and time again to help swine veterinarians and pork producers protect their herds from infectious diseases such as PRRS, PED and ASF. Here’s an exclusive reflection.
Farmers typically focus on biosecurity protocols on the farm, but don’t forget some threats come from outside the farm. Animal rights extremists continue to attempt to gain access to farms by any means necessary.
What happens from a biosecurity standpoint when vehicles move from farm to farm? NCSU researchers are studying between-farm contact networks formed by different vehicle movements to identify “disease super-spreaders.”
Pigs raised outdoors or on non-slatted floors are at risk for parasitic roundworms that can cause verminous pneumonia, a potentially fatal but preventable lung condition.
How can the Swine Health Information Center’s Rapid Response Program help your farm in a time of crisis?